Ranked by MatchPath Score
Best Nuclear radiology Residency Programs
By the MatchPath Program Score, the top Nuclear radiology residency programs are University of Pennsylvania Health System, Mass General Brigham, University of Colorado School of Medicine, and more below. Each program's score blends teaching-hospital quality, program size, federal research funding, and accreditation.
How this ranking works. Programs are ordered by the MatchPath Program Score — a transparent composite of objective, public data. It is not an official or reputation ranking; it rates the teaching hospital, not the education itself, and only programs with a hospital quality rating are ranked. The exact weights:
- Teaching-hospital quality (federal star rating) — 35%
- Program size (approved positions vs peers) — 25%
- Accreditation standing — 15%
- Federal research funding — 25% (the teaching hospital's federal grant funding, where available; the weight rescales for programs without a research match)
| # | Program | CMS | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania Health SystemPhiladelphia, PA | 5 | 100 |
| 2 | Mass General BrighamBoston, MA | 5 | 97 |
| 3 | University of Colorado School of MedicineAurora, CO | 5 | 91 |
| 4 | University of Utah HealthSalt Lake City, UT | 5 | 83 |
| 5 | Emory University School of MedicineAtlanta, GA | 4 | 82 |
| 6 | Stanford Health CareStanford, CA | 5 | 80 |
| 7 | Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT | 3 | 77 |
| 8 | University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA | 4 | 73 |
| 9 | Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterCleveland, OH | 3 | 73 |
| 10 | Indiana University School of MedicineIndianapolis, IN | 2 | 65 |
| 11 | University of Cincinnati Medical Center Inc.Cincinnati, OH | 3 | 64 |
| 12 | Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterWinston Salem, NC | 3 | 64 |
| 13 | Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterTorrance, CA | 1 | 45 |
Showing the top 13 Nuclear radiology programs with a CMS-rated teaching hospital. Browse all Nuclear radiology programs →
Frequently Asked Questions
MatchPath ranks programs by the MatchPath Program Score — a transparent, objective composite of the teaching hospital's federal Overall Star Rating (quality), the program's size relative to other Nuclear radiology programs (ACGME-approved positions), its teaching hospital's federal research funding (where available), and its accreditation standing. It is not a reputation survey; the exact weights are published and every program shows the signals behind its score.
By the MatchPath Program Score, University of Pennsylvania Health System currently ranks first among Nuclear radiology programs. The full ranked list above shows each program's score and the factors behind it, so you can see why.
No. There is no official ACGME, NRMP, or government ranking of residency programs. The MatchPath Program Score is our own transparent composite of objective, public data (federal hospital quality, ACGME-approved positions and accreditation standing) — published so you can see exactly what drives each position. It reflects the teaching hospital's measured quality and the program's scale, not a subjective judgment of the training.
Not on its own. The score weighs objective signals every applicant can verify, but fit also depends on your specialty goals, location, IMG-friendliness, visa needs, and salary. Use the ranking as a starting shortlist, then compare programs side by side.
Reputation rankings are built from surveys of physicians' opinions. The MatchPath Program Score uses no opinions — only objective, public data (federal hospital quality, ACGME-approved positions and accreditation standing), with the weights published and every input shown. You can audit exactly why a Nuclear radiology program sits where it does.
The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Nuclear radiology program list by "IMG-friendly" to rank by reported IMG acceptance rate, then check each program's IMG percentage, visa sponsorship, and Step 2 CK expectation. All of it is free to view.